Jer 39:3 | TNotes | STEP | 39:3 High-ranking officers came into the city to oversee its destruction and sat in triumph at the Middle Gate , showing how important this victory was to the Babylonians. According to custom, victorious officials positioned themselves at one of the gates, since judicial and administrative matters were controlled at gateways.

‏ Jeremiah 39:3

39:3 ^a High-ranking officers came into the city to oversee its destruction and sat in triumph at the Middle Gate, showing how important this victory was to the Babylonians. According to custom, victorious officials positioned themselves at one of the gates, since judicial and administrative matters were controlled at gateways.